Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tappan Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tappan Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tappan Hill
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Tappan Hill:
- 41.405000, -74.188889
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tappan Hill
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Tappan Hill is near Greene County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tappan Hill ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Blooming Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <2>
- Bull Mine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Craigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Greycourt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Marycrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Maybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Maybrook is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <2>
- Mountain House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Mountain House is located in Orange County
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- Mountain Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
- Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
- Mountainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainville <2>
- Otter Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
- Otter Kill is located in Orange County
- Rock Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Tavern
- Rock Tavern is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Tavern <2>
- Rural Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
- Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
- Salisbury Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Mills
- Salisbury Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury Mills <2>
- Mountain Lodge
How Far From Tappan Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tappan Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tappan Hill and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Tappan Hill to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,258 miles [6,852.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tappan Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tappan Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tappan Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4050, Longitude: -74.1889 In this case, the coordinates for Tappan Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Tappan Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.668 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.432 degrees. |